As Mexico’s corn farmers protest against the low price of corn and stalled negotiations with the federal government, the National Regeneration Movement governor attempted to shift blame away from the government and onto private enterprise
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Michoacán’s avocado growers would purportedly experience three to four truck thefts per day before the amped-up patrols, with many of the criminals not only electing to steal the avocado haul, but also commandeering the transport vehicle themselves
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By KELIN DILLON Mexico’s domestic grain production has fallen throughout the administration of Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO), as the production of widely consumed products like corn, sorghum and wheat has dropped off, while Mexico has increased its international grain imports in turn in an effort to keep up with consumer demand. According to the Secretariat of Agriculture
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By KELIN DILLON Thanks to a nasty freeze in the north of Mexico at the beginning of the year (which brought a whole lot of other trouble along with it) and a long-lasting countrywide drought, more than 360,000 hectares of Mexico’s crop output were ruined in the first six months of 2021, approximately four times the amount lost in the
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By THÉRÈSE MARGOLIS A long-term drought has struck more than two-thirds of Mexico’s farmlands, and environmentalists are warning that the situation is only going to get worse in the weeks ahead due to soaring temperatures, severe crop damage and impending water supply shortages. But as experts desperately try to sound the alarm that climate change is already taking a toll
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By RICARDO CASTILLO Outsourcing Vote Postponed The Mexican Chamber of Deputies postponed the vote on the outsourcing regulation bill, which was slated to take place on Thursday, Nov. 26. Now, the debate over it will continue until sometime next week. The decision came after there was an exponential increase of speakers taking the podium from 70, on Monday, Nov. 23,
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By KYLIE MADRY Dr. AMLO’s In Mexican President Andrés Manuel López Obrador (AMLO) reported testing negative for covid-19 Wednesday, Oct. 21, following positive cases among several of his cabinet members over the past week. He threw in his two cents at his morning press conference, telling Mexicans to eat healthy to avoid catching the virus. “Don’t eat in excess, don’t
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. Ambassador to Mexico
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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By EARL ANTHONY WAYNE, former U.S. ambassador to Mexico
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